The rise is high—10.75 inches on the “High Five ... The guides I’ve written include those for women’s jeans, white sneakers, cheap sunglasses, bras, and laptop backpacks.

The length from the crotch to the waist is a jean’s rise measurement. Most of the jeans on this list could be called high-waisted, with a rise of ten inches or more. A few pairs have a rise of ...

That’s why I set out to make this list of the very best jeans for women ... “no rise listed” on a couple of pairs). Jeans that have more than a ten-inch rise fall into the “high ...